Wichita eagle., 1887-06-03
BLAINE IN EUROPE-BURCHAR
WORDS.

The New York World prints an elabor-
ate account of its special correspondent
who visited Blaine in his Maine home, in
the course of which Mr. Blaine gave fully
his plans for his forthcoming trip, discuss
ed the false reports of his failing health,
and referred at length to the work he has
bestowed upon the books just finished. He
saws his visit abroad will extend over more
than year and doubtless beyond the time
of the meeting of the next national con-
vention. Il am going abroad and expect
to be away about year. he continued.
Mrs Blaine and my two daughters. Mar
garet and Hattie, will make up the party.
| have engaged state rooms on the German
Lloyds ship Ems, which sails June Sth,
Wednesday next. | intended to go a
little earlier on the Portunia of
the Cunard line, but their ships
are very much crowded and l could not
get the Accommodations | wanted. l intend
to spend considerable time in travelling
through Great Britain. After England we
will probably 60 to Scotland and Ireland.
Then, l think, We shall spend time in
Germany and after that take in France.
By this lime it will probably be getting so
late in the year that Spain and Italy will be
comfortable. We intend to make tour
through both of these countries and spend
next winter along the Mediterranean. We
will probably make long visits in Rome
and Greece, perhaps stop brief time in
Constantidople and visit the scenes of the
recent earthquakes in the sonth of France
and adjoining portions of Italy. A year is
sufficient to cover a great deal Of ground
without hurrying."
The correspondent asked: ''How about
the report, Mr.. Blaine, that you contem
plate in some way assisting Mr.. Gladstone
and the home rule party?"
That story is purely imaginative, wa;
the reply. Il never had such an idea in
my mind. No, indeed; shall do nothing
of the kind"
1T has been widely published that youl
trip to Europe is for the benefit of your
Is that the caSe?'
1T is very curious about that report.
have been made sick by various newspaper:
at various times and first and last have
been made to have nearly every malady
that l know of. l have had Bright!
disease, torpid liver, affection of the
heart, paralysis, nervous debility, and
well, | don't know now, but at any
rate q gOoO lHduN otASl OlSSoSSS "a
| said. it is curious how these stories start
have, in fact, been singularly free from
sickness. / have had hardly sick day il
my life Never any time serious; and
never had an organic trouble Of any
kind"
Mr.. Blaine positively declined to tall
about politics, except that while il
conversation with the correspondent in hi
cottage at Bar Hsrbor he said, in regard 4
the Burchsrd incident in 1884: Il did no
hear what he said. but the reporters hear,
il, and the next day every paper in tn
country had it, of course. But, as mat
ter of fact, did not hear it myself Wa
out in Indiana they had it that said 1t. o
yes. it went all over the state that way
| In q good many places in the ives
they had slips of paper printed with .'rea
what Mr.. Blaine says on them, and di:
tributed in the front Of the churches o
Sunday. That is what lost the election
You know, of course, how close it was
Well in New York alone 1t lost me sewers
thousand votes-a good deal more tina
enough to have carried the state. hay
never felt sure that was not elected.
was matter of less than 600 votes TO hav
turned New York the other way. Whe
II is as close as that there can be no certain
ty Of the count l do not think it ca
: ever be said with certainty which one OF l
| really got the most votes.